Groton Area School District

This Week in Tiger Sports: Monday, the 27th: - Volleyball vs. Faulkton (JV @ 6pm, Varsity to follow) Tuesday, the 28th: - Volleyball vs. Milbank (C @ 5pm, JV @ 6pm, Varsity to follow) Good Luck, Lady Tigers!!

Congratulations to all four of our State Cross Country participants on a great race today!👟🏃‍♂️ - Sophomore, Ryelle Gilbert, placed 22nd with a time of 19:55.37. (Top 25 receive a medal🏅) Nice work, Ryelle! - Senior, Jayden Schwan, finished 34th with a time of 17:33.08. - Junior, Kella Tracy, finished 54th with a time of 20:56.35. - Freshman, Riley Shellenberger, finished 100th with a personal best time of 19:20.09. 🌟What a season! Our cross country athletes ran with pride, passion, and perseverance all season long. Thank you for representing our school and community with excellence! You made us proud every step of the way!💛🐯🖤 Go, Tigers!

☀️Rise and Shine, Tiger Nation! It is STATE Cross Country Race Day!!🌟 We are so proud of our athletes for their hard work, dedication, and outstanding performances all season long. Jayden, Kella, Ryelle, and Riley are ready to compete at the State Cross Country Meet in Huron! The races begin at Noon at Broadland Creek Golf Course. - Jayden and Riley begin their race at 12pm. - Kella and Ryelle race off at 1:30pm. Run with pride, run with purpose, and leave it all on the course today! Remember: you've already done the hard part - the training. Now go enjoy the run!🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Tiger Fans - If you are headed to Huron to cheer on the Tigers, find more information about the State Meet including a course map, and parking information here: https://sdhsaa.com/activity/cross-country-championships/ If you are cheering from home, join us in wishing our state qualifiers the best of luck as they represent Groton Area on the biggest stage! 🏆 GOOD LUCK, TIGERS!!💛🐯🖤

🏆Congratulations to six Groton Area Soccer Players for earning SDHSSCA All-State Honors. What an incredible honor to be recognized by Class A coaches and receive one of the highest honors in the state!🌟 - Sophomore, Karson Zak - First-Team - Senior, Gage Sippel - First-Team - Senior, Jerica Locke - First-Team - Senior, Mia Crank - First-Team - Senior, Jaedyn Penning - First-Team - Junior, McKenna Tietz - Honorable Mention Congratulations, Tigers!!🐯🖤

Members of Groton Area HOSA attended the HOSA Fall Launch at Lake Area Tech today! 🚐💨 It was a day full of leadership development, networking and career exploration. Students connected with other HOSA members from across northeast South Dakota and gained valuable insights into the wide range of opportunities available in the healthcare field. 💪💉🧬 #GrotonAreaHOSA

🏈It’s time, Tiger Nation — playoff season is here! Come support your Groton Area Tigers as they take the field in the first round of the SDHSAA Playoffs! 🗓 Thursday, October 23rd 🕖 7:00 PM Kickoff 📍 Clark, SD 🆚 Clark/Willow Lake Let’s fill the stands in gold and black and bring that Tiger Pride on the road! 🐯 Leave it all on the field, Tigers! Play Hard, Have Fun, and Good Luck! 🖤💛 Let’s go, Tigers!!

Congratulations to Groton Area Senior, Jerica Locke, on recording her 1,000th dig last night during their volleyball match at home against Northwestern. Jerica’s heart, hustle, and leadership have been an anchor for us on defense. We are so proud of you, #11 - what an impressive accomplishment!🌟🏐🖤

🏈For those who ordered football playoff shirts: The football playoff shirts will be delivered to the elementary and high school in the morning and can be picked up or they will be sent home with students!🐯🏈

Congratulations to the following students for being selected as Groton Area Middle/High School's October Students of the Month!

Back Left: Kira Clocksene ( 11th), T.C. Schuster (10th), Arthur Eichler (6th), Carly Gilbert (12th),
Front Left: Libby Johnson (7th), Hudson Eichler (8th), Wesley Borg ( 9th)

Congratulations to Head Coach Chelsea Hanson on reaching her 200th career win in her 12th year at the helm!🐯 Your leadership, passion, and dedication towards GHS Volleyball continues to inspire the team and community. Here’s to many more victories ahead, Coach! 💛🖤

The Introduction to Sports Medicine class spent the day learning about all things sports science today! NSU faculty and staff gave them an in-depth look at what they do, what careers are out there and let them get hands-on practice with equipment used in the field! They also got a closer look at NSU facilities and learned about what it takes to create a gameday experience.

Tonight's Volleyball Games in Langford will be available to watch on the following livestreams. JH begins at 4pm & 5pm, JV and Varsity to follow.

GDILIVE.com with Paper Paul
- Varsity: https://397news.com/gdilive.html

Langford Area Live Ticket on YouTube
- JH, JV, and Varsity: https://www.youtube.com/@LangfordAreaLionsLive-ui3hb

Good Luck, Lady Tigers!

FCCLA’s annual blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29 from 9-12:15pm in the arena lobby. Click on the link below to sign up or contact Lindsey Tietz to sign up - Lindsey.Tietz@k12.sd.us

🏈Playoff Football Shirt Order!🏈 Congratulations to our Groton Area Football Team for making it to the first round of playoffs this Thursday! They will head to Clark to take on the Cyclones! Here is the link to order 2025 Football Playoff shirts!🐯 https://stores.inksoft.com/groton_football_playoffs_2025/shop/home Order closes at midnight tomorrow (Sunday) night - don't wait! Order now‼️

Our very own Carlee Johnson auditioned and made first chair French Horn in All State Orchestra. She put in the hard work and it paid off! Congrats Carlee! She will be traveling with our All State Chorus students to Sioux Falls to perform at the end of the month. Good luck and have fun!

This week, we kicked off an exciting milestone—South Dakota’s Free College Application period, running through the end of November!

To celebrate and support our senior students' futures, staff showed their school spirit by proudly wearing college gear from near and far.

We were also thrilled to be greeted by Thunder 🐾, from Northern State University bringing energy and encouragement as students take the next step toward their dreams.

🎳💛🖤 Even on a day off, our Groton Area HOSA members were hard at work giving back!

Last Friday, while school was out, several of our students volunteered at the Special Olympics Bowling event in Aberdeen. They spent the day cheering on athletes, helping with games, and spreading positivity and support throughout the lanes.

We’re so proud of these students for taking time out of their break to make a difference in our community and live out HOSA’s mission of service and compassion! 👏💪 #GrotonAreaHOSA #FutureHealthProfessionals #SpecialOlympics

Our Groton Area Cross Country team has wrapped up a successful season filled with dedication, teamwork, and strong finishes! Coach Hubsch had 11 high school runners and 6 middle school runners this year! 🌟

We’re so proud of the entire team for their dedication, growth, and effort throughout the season — every runner contributed to a year full of improvement, personal bests, and Tiger pride!💛🐯

A special congratulations to our four state qualifiers, who will represent Groton Area at the State Cross Country Meet next Saturday, the 25th, in Huron! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Region Results:
• Girls Team - 4th Place
• Boys Team - 6th Place

State Qualifiers:
• Jayden Schwan, Senior, 2nd place - 17:29.09
• Ryelle Gilbert, Sophomore, 3rd place - 20:36.38
• Kella Tracy, Junior, 10th place - 21:22.51
• Riley Shellenberger, Freshman, 18th place - 19:38.85

Congratulations, Tigers!!💛🖤

⚽️It’s semifinal gameday, Tiger Nation!⚽️ Our #4 Groton Area girls' soccer team hits the road to take on #1 Dakota Valley in a huge semifinal matchup! 📅 Today, Saturday, October 11th 🕑 2:00 PM 📍 Dakota Valley 🎥 Watch Live: GDILIVE.com Let’s go, Tigers!💛🖤